The origins of Shabbat Hagadol (“The Great Sabbath”) are clouded in mystery. Not knowing how it began, medieval Jews thought the original term had been Shabbat Hahagadah, “The Sabbath of the Haggadah, ...

Perhaps the most famous song in the haggadah is Dayenu. What is its meaning? Note that the song begins with the words kamah ma’alot tovot — how many good favors has God bestowed upon us. The song then ...

In a matter of days, Jews around the world will erupt in the familiar, if irritating, tune of “Dayenu.” Maybe that chorus, a strident battery of notes that sound wrong even when they’re hit right, can ...

In a new video for Passover first published on Time.com, the all-male members of the Jewish a cappella group The Maccabeats sing “Dayenu,” a traditional seder song of thanks, in different musical ...

On March 26, The Nu Haven Kapelye — a year-round klezmer band based in New Haven — released a video cover called “Dayenu” for Passover. The song is an arrangement of a traditional Passover song called ...

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The climate movement in the United States has grown increasingly diverse in recent years, with young people and front-line communities leading the way. But what has been missing, according to Rabbi ...

On seder night, when we are commanded to tell the story of the Exodus, the Mishna tells us that the retelling should be in response to questions asked by the children (or, as if asked by children).